You act like cupcaking is a new concept in Manhattan. Remember Snyder was notorious for it for the longest time, but not all of it was his fault, I think. He did try his best to get caliber competition (such as Notre Dame, albeit this was during the Davies era), but they apparently felt it wasn't in their best interest. One reason I've heard as to why deals with the stadium size and gate sharing not being "reasonable" for major opposing teams, but I don't know how that shit works so I don't know if that's a legit excuse or not...
Anyways, they are playing Louisville in two weeks, so it's not a complete wash.